Day Is Doneby Nick Drake

Day Is Done is one of Nick Drake's few tunes in standard tuning. It is done in the relative key of A Minor with a capo at the fifth fret (making the absolute key D Minor). The progressions is really just eight measures with a couple different endings and a slight variation with the repeat of a couple measures in two verses.

The picking starts with a nice intro that is more elaborate than what he plays when singing the verses. This lesson shows the intro exactly and then shows examples of patterns that can be used as the accompaniment, rather than specific detail about each verse. Some solid background i fingerpicking is really necessary to play this proficiently.